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Damascus - an outline study of this oldest city in the world; of central interest to Bible events. [JULY 2015]
Damascus, Roads to – description of the various roads which Saul could have used to travel between Jerusalem and Damascus. [JULY 2015]
Darkness in the Soul – exposition of Ephesians 4:17-24. [JULY 2015]
Davidic Covenant - The Word of the Lord, conveyed through the prophet Nathan, to David as recorded in II Samuel 7:12ff.
Day of Atonement – an exposition of Leviticus 16; Keil and Delitzsch
Deacons– a Greek word study (Kittel) on diakonos and diakonew
Dead Sea Scrolls - The name generally given to the manuscripts and fragments of manuscripts of the Bible discovered in caves near the northwestern end of the Dead Sea in the period between 1946 and 1956. [MAR 2013]
Death of Christ - The death of Jesus Christ was an act of obedience to God the Father's plan of salvation. [JULY 2015]
Death, Seven Types - Seven types of death in the Bible. [JULY 2015]
Deborah and Barak - a fresh oppression of the Israelites, and the glorious victory which they obtained over Sisera, Jabin’s general, through the judge Deborah and the heroic warrior Barak. [MAR 2013]
Deity of Christ - Scripture references to the deity of Christ in which divine essence is attributed to Christ
Demons, Intro. to Study of - Outline of Bible references to demons; descriptions of identity and functions
Depression - A discussion of the problem of depression and the Biblical cure. [JULY 2015]
Deuteronomy, Introduction - The book of Deuteronomy contains not so much “a recapitulation of the things commanded and done, as related in Exodus, Leviticus, and Numbers” (Theod.), as “a compendium and summary of the whole law and wisdom of the people of Israel, wherein those things which related to the priests and Levites are omitted, and only such things included as the people generally required to know” (Luther). [DEC 2012]
Didache, The – The Didache, meaning “teaching” is the short name of a Christian manual compiled before 300 AD. The full title is The Teaching of the Twelve Apostles. [APR 2015]
Disciples, The Twelve – [Mark Perkins] brief biographies of the Twelve. [JULY 2015]
Dispensations - A dispensation is a period of time which is identified by its relation to some particular purpose of God. [JULY 2015]
Dispersion- The term used to designate the Jews living outside Palestine and maintaining their religious observances and customs among the Gentiles. [FEB 2013]
Divine Decree - The classic definition comes from R.B. Thieme, Jr.: “The decree of God is His eternal (always existed), holy (perfect integrity), wise (the application of omniscience to creation), and sovereign purpose, comprehending simultaneously all things that ever were or will be in their causes, conditions (status), successions (interaction with others that leads to certain decisions), relations, and determining their certain futurition.”
Divine Discipline, the Five Cycles of - Whom the Lord loves, He chastens, whether it is an individual, a city or community, or a nation. [NOV 2015]
Divine Guidance - How to determine the will of God. [JULY 2015]
Divisions in the Early Church - divisions and heresies in the Church in the time of the apostle Paul. [JULY 2015]
Doctrine Test – a self-test of your progress in the understanding of the fundamental teachings of the Christian life. [JULY 2015]
Doctrine, The Importance of - The believer must give the highest priority in life to learning Bible facts and principles, and applying them to every situation. [JULY 2015]
Doubtful Things - The doctrine of Doubtful Things refers to those issues that are not directly dealt with in the Scriptures. It is primarily related to the believer's attitude toward the weaker Christian. [JULY 2015]
Early Church - Details of the organization and activities of the Church, from Pentecost to the beginning of Paul's ministry. [JULY 2015]
Ebionites - A Jewish-Christian heretical sect flourishing in the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th cents A.D. [FEB 2013]
Ecclesiology - The term ἐκκλησία, translated church or assembly, means a called out company. [DEC 2017]
Ecumenical Council - An ecumenical council is a conference of ecclesiastical dignitaries and theological experts convened to discuss and settle matters of Church doctrine and practice in which those entitled to vote are convoked from the whole world (οικυμενει) and which secures the approbation of the whole Church. [NOV 2015]
Edification - the doctrine of growing in the knowledge of Jesus Christ, leading to productivity in the Christian way of life. [JULY 2015]
Edomites - Historical summary of the Edomites. [JULY 2015]
Egypt, Herodotus - Among Herodotus’ descriptions of countries the most fascinating to the modern reader, as it was to the ancient, is his account of the marvels of the land of Egypt. [JULY 2015]
Egypt, History of – a thoroughly researched study by George Rawlinson, from The Seven Great Monarchies of the Ancient Eastern World. [AUG 2014]
Elders - elders (or bishops) are the divinely ordered rulers in the local, visible church. [DEC 2017]
End - Times Events - A review of all the happenings and activities which accompany the end times
Endurance - “To stay in a place beyond an expected point of time...to maintain a belief or course of action in the face of opposition, stand one’s ground, hold out, endure.”
Enemies, Witnessing to - Every Christian has a duty to love his enemies and to witness to them. [JULY 2015]
English Language, Origins of the
Enoch – the man who “walked with God.”
Ephesus - overview of the city of the Ephesians. [JULY 2015]
Epicureans - Individually Epicurus and his followers devoted themselves primarily to the pursuit of personal, individual happiness. [JULY 2015]
Eschatology - The doctrine of things to come is extensive indeed. [DEC 2017]
Essence of God - many scripture verses describing all of the characteristics of the personality of God. [JULY 2015]
Essenes - A description of the ascetic religious sect of the Essenes, the forerunner of the monastic orders. [JULY 2015]
Eternal Life - Three stages of everlasting life, "now" and "forever". [JULY 2015]
Eternal Security - An understanding of these concepts is required before there can be stability in our Christian lives. [JULY 2015]
Eternity - We don’t know much in detail about eternity, what it’s like, or what we will be doing there. However, the Bible does have some information from which we can draw some inferences. [JULY 2015]
Evangelism - Evangelism is the act of presenting to the unsaved the evangel or good news of the gospel of God’s saving grace through Christ Jesus. [DEC 2017]
Evangelism-True (Chafer) - Full study of Lewis Sperry Chafer’s work on Evangelism. [APR 2021]
Eucharist (Lord’s Supper) – The history of the Relationship of the Passover to the Lord’s Supper. [JULY 2015]
Eusebius of Caesarea – one of the most important Nicene and post-Nicene fathers, the “father of church history,” the Christian Herodotus. [OCT 2014]
Evil, Doctrine of - A thorough study of the doctrines related to Satan's strategy, his attempt to discredit the Lord Jesus Christ during the Church Age. [JULY 2015]
Exhort-Rebuke-Preach - Christians are commanded to “exhort” one another. Sometimes that calls for a comforting ministry, and sometimes it calls for straight talk. [APR 2015]
Exorcism - Exorcisms are acts of liberating afflicted persons from the influence of demons. [JULY 2015]
Ezra - Ezra returned to Jerusalem with a group of repatriates and others in the seventh year of Artaxerxes. [MAR 2013]
Faith - Faith as a means of learning compared to rationalism and empiricism; how Christian faith works; how to grow in faith. [JULY 2015]
Faith, Abraham’s Tests - Abraham's faith in the promises of God was tested at least twelve times. [NOV 2021]
Faith - Rest - The practice of enjoying the peace of God. How to claim promises; how to be stable and relaxed; how to enjoy happiness that doesn't depend on people, circumstances or things. [JULY 2015]
Faith Rest Drill, The - A Christian must prepare himself in advance for the time when severe testing occurs. [FEB 2021]
Faithfulness of God - The faithfulness of God to the believer is expressed in many ways in the Bible. [JULY 2015]
Faith-Rest and a Christian’s Mental Stability – doctrinal study which leads to a relaxed mental attitude. [JULY 2015]
False Prophet, The - The False Prophet of the end times. [APR 2015]
Felix Antonius - A Roman procurator of Judea, appointed by the emperor Claudius. Dealt with Paul in Caesarea. [JULY 2015]
Fellowship, Christian - Four areas of relationship for believers in a local church: doctrine, fellowship, breaking of bread, prayer. [JULY 2015]
Festus - The Roman governor or procurator who succeeded FELIX ANTONIUS in the province of Judea (Acts 24:27). [AUG 2014]
Forgiveness - The test of Grace living is a forgiving spirit. [JULY 2015]
Foreknowledge - foreknowledge in God is that which He Himself purposes to bring to pass. In this way, then, the whole order of events from the least detail unto the greatest operates under the determining decree of God so as to take place according to His sovereign purpose. [DEC 2017]
Freedom in the Christian Life - For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death (Rom. 8:2) [APR 2015]
Friendships - Every meeting with another person is a divine encounter. [JULY 2015]
Four Laws of the Christian Life – The Laws of Liberty, Love, Expediency, and Supreme Sacrifice. [FEB 2021]